Pick-a-Little, Talk-a-Little

Lyrics

[ALMA] Pick a little, talk a little, pick a little, talk a little Cheep cheep cheep, talk a lot, pick a little more [ALMA & ETHEL] Pick a little, talk a little, pick a little, talk a little Cheep cheep cheep, talk a lot, pick a little more [ALL THE LADIES] Pick a little, talk a little, pick a little, talk a little Cheep cheep cheep, talk a lot, pick a little more Pick a little, talk a little, pick a little, talk a little Cheep cheep cheep cheep cheep cheep cheep [MAUD, spoken] Professor, her kind of woman doesn't belong on any committee Of course I shouldn't tell you this but she advocates dirty books [HAROLD, spoken] Dirty books? [ALMA] Chaucer! [MAUD] Rabelais! [EULALIE] Balzac! [MAUD, spoken] And the worst thing, of course I shouldn't tell you this but- [ALMA, spoken] I'll tell! [ETHEL, spoken] The man lived on my street, let me tell! [EULALIE] No! I'll tell She made brazen overtures to a man who never had a friend In this town 'till she came here [ALMA] Oh yes That woman made brazen overtures with a gilt-edged guarantee She had a golden glint in her eye And a silver voice with a counterfeit ring Just melt her down and you'll reveal A lump of lead as cold as steel Here, where a woman's heart should be [EULALIE, ETHEL, MAUD, ALMA, MRS. SQUIRES] He left River City the library building But he left all the books to her! [ALMA] Chaucer! [MAUD] Rabelais! [EULALIE] Balzac! [LADIES] Pick a little, talk a little, pick a little, talk a little Cheep cheep cheep, talk a lot, pick a little more Pick a little, talk a little, pick a little, talk a little Cheep cheep cheep, talk a lot, pick a little more [MAN] Just a minute here professor, we need your credentials [HAROLD, spoken] Why certainly gentlemen I have just what you want over at the hotel Please come with me Goodnight ladies (Sung) Goodnight ladies [QUARTET] Goodnight ladies, goodnight ladies We're going to leave you now Farewell ladies, farewell ladies, farewell ladies We're going to leave you now [LADIES] Pick a little, talk a little, pick a little, talk a little Cheep cheep cheep cheep cheep cheep cheep cheep Cheep cheep cheep cheep cheep cheep cheep cheep Cheep cheep cheep cheep cheep cheep cheep cheep Pick a little, talk a little, pick a little, talk a little Pick a little, talk a little, cheep!